i'm sick

I started feeling bad Tuesday night pa lang. Then Wednesday afternoon I had to leave work early dahil may fever na ako. Usual signs of flu. Pero ang matindi yong sipon ko causing a terrible headache coz it exacerbates my already bad allergic rihinitis.

Masakit ang katawan ko and even getting out of bed to go to the toilet is a bit of a challenge. Lalo na when I had to go out and buy the much-needed effervescent vitamin c. nakalimutan ko kasing humingi sa clinic eh yon ang primary medication ko pag mga ganitong kaso. Dumaan na rin ako ng grocery to make sure na may makakain ako while I’m being bedridden for the next day or two.

Habang naglalakad ako I feel like im floating. Ang iniingatan ko lang yong mga kotse baka mahagip ako. How I wish I was back home dahil hindi ko kailangang gawin ito, maraming mag-aasikaso at mauutusan sa mga ganitong sitwasyon. Unlike here where I have nobody to rely on but myself.

Sabagay I have long accepted the fact that this is part of working/living far from your family. Kaya kahit ganitong may sakit ako, hindi ako nagsi-senti trip. I never let myself be pulled down by unnecessary emotional trips na hindi nakaka-tulong. In fact it worsens your situation kung maho-homesick ka pa. Instead na madali kang maka-recover, lalo kang magkakasakit.

Ang isa pang natutuwa ako eh yong ugali kong pag may sakit ako, mas madalas akong kumain. Parang feeling ko laging walang laman ang tyan ko kaya kain ako ng kain. Which makes taking medication a lot easier.

Naalala ko yong trip ko to Al-Mana Hospital sometime in 2005. Yon ang first time na na-confine ako sa hospital. 4 days pa. First time kong ma-bigyan ng injection sa butt. First time ko ring makasakay ng wheel chair. Quite humiliating.

Sabi ng doktor, tonsilitis daw ang kaso ko. Nakakapag-taka naman na hindi masakit ang paglunok ng pagkain. Ang masama lang, kahit anong kainin ko, sinusuka ko. Until dehydrated na ako. Kaya nagpa-emergency na ako.

Hindi naman sana ako tatagal ng 4 days. In fact 1 day pa lang, maganda na ang pakiramdam ko. Kaso, nagkaroon ako ng allergic reaction sa antibiotic na binigay sa akin. So I had to stay longer para magamot yong reaction.

Pero sa lahat yata ng na-confine, parang ako pa ang nag-enjoy. Despite the fact na masakit yong isinaksak sa aking IV (na later on eh nakita kong nabaluktot pala kaya sobrang sakit), I was a happy camper. Parang welcome na welcome sa akin yong mga araw na naka-takas ako sa trabaho. And I had nothing else to do kungdi matulog, kumain at manood ng cartoon network.

At pag naiinip ako, I’d stay out of the room, tatambay ako sa lobby. Wala akong paki kung naka-hospital gown ako. Ang nakakatawa pa, nanghingi pa ako ng pera sa mga dumalaw sa akin. Wala kasi akong pera non. Saan ko raw gagamitin yong 10 riyals? May nagbebenta ng pastries room to room noh! Kaya kain ako ng kain!!!

Yon nga lang, nakakainis ang mga nurse na ang sarap-sarap ng tulog mo, gigisingin ka para painumin ng gamot.

Well, getting sick here exposes you to some sort of emotional vulnerability. If you let it get into you, you’re just making things worse.

feel proud

the next madonna

another filipina is currently making our country proud. she's madonna decena, a pinay in the united kingdom whose audition at the show britain's got talent is now one big hit in youtube. she sang whitney's i'll always love you and despite the fact that her version is less powerful than the original, she made the song her very own with her sultry voice and an obviously seasoned style.

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and despite simon commenting about her movements which, according to him 'must have been acquired from singing in some clubs', the ruthlessly blatant judge can't help but say yes to madonna. he even said he loved it (the audition) which is something rarely heard from mr. grouch himself.

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of course the lovely amanda holden who's made it a regular stint to cry on anything that touches her obviously soft heart didn't disappoint me and piers was unusually pleasant being the first to say yes among the three. but it's the gallery's response to madonna's performance that touched me the most. they gave her a standing ovation! that's something really.... wow! goosebumps!

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just search for her name in youtube and see for yourself how this angelu de leon look-alike can touch your heart too. yes, she's got a sob story just like anybody else but hey, the lady can sing. she's got talent. and that's what the show is about.

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charming charice

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i might be one of the last to see charice pempengco's stint in the ellen show. i've been reading about her for a couple of months now and how she wowed viewers of ellen. i didn't really bothered looking her up on youtube. but don't get me wrong- i was happy for her making a name in the international scene. i just feel like i didn't have to prove to myself that she's good. i have faith in her even if i've yet to see her.

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but what made me itch to see some validation is when i read that she's gonna be featured in oprah's the world smartest kids. a show all about talented kids to be aired sometime next month. well, ellen is something. but the big o??? that's major.

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so i hit youtube and there she was, a 15-year old girl somewhere in the crossroads of being a girl and a woman belting her heart out in a hair-raising rendition of another favorite piece for singers who wanna make a name to themselves - and i am telling you. and oh yeah, i was right trusting her even before seeing her. this girl's great. what else can i say? she's pinay for heaven's sakes!

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i sure would be damn proud seeing her in oprah next month.

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arnel's journey

and of course there's arnel pineda who's now making an album with the journey and preparing to launch their worldwide tour sometime later this year. the first time i saw him in youtube, i thought his face is just being flashed while the original journey song is being played. heck, how'd i know that that brown flat-nosed pinoy sounded as good as the original journey lead!!!??? he instantly grew gigantic and made me a believer!

there you go. 3 talented singers currently making waves in the international music scene. it would have been 4 if ramiel didn't get the boot from american idol. but hey, three's a charm so i think madonna, charice and ariel's gonna be somewhere in the billboard charts anytime soon. go pinoys! we're sooooooo proud of you!!!!

more retro

Taken in the early 80's. My Tay and Nay, with my big brother Edgar (pero mas matangkad ako sa kanya huh)....somewhere in Batangas.


Tay and Nay ulit (pamangkin ko po ang karga ng tatay ko)... mga early 90's na... somewhere naman sa aming probinsyang mindoro... if i'm not mistaken, binyag ito ng pamangkin ko na ako ang ninong kaya proxy si fadir...

sawsaw

Have you read the news lately? Eto, may ilang isyu na naman akong nabasa na kareak-reak. Kaya ayan, hindi ko na naman mapigil na makisawsaw..

Sawsaw No. 1: Si Erap tatakbo na naman sa 2010???

May isang grupo raw (obviously supporters nya) rolling out a signature campaign to nudge Erap to run again in the 2010 elections. As in kailangan pa niyang pilitin huh. Eh alam naman nating he wanted so badly to return to the palace. Kahit ilang press release na ang ginawa nya declaring that he has no intention to run again. Maniwala ka naman? Though ang sabi ng iba, hindi raw sya pwedeng tumakbo kasi babawiin daw ang pardon sa kanya if he decides to.

For me, the question is not is he legible to run or not. Hindi rin does he really like to run or not. Por dyos!!! Ang tanong ko - rather mga tanong ko eh:

one -Sya na lang ba ang natitirang pulitiko sa Pilipinas, as in wala na ba talagang ibang mapipili?

two - Sya na lang ba ang nakikita nating pag-asa na magbago ang Pilipinas? What about the new breed of hopefully better politicians – Legarda, Escudero and the rest? Kailan natin sila bibigyan ng chance to prove their worth kung babalik at babalik pa rin tayo sa mga trapo?

three - Ganon ba talaga tayong mga Pinoy, talo pa ang may amnesia? Nakalimutan agad ang mga sapatos at diamonds ni Imelda. Ngayon, ang Boracay mansion ni Erap. At ibabalik pa ulit sya. Kaya naman malakas ang loob ni Gloria eh. God help this country!

Sawsaw No. 2 : Medical malpractice

A gay florist who had a rectal operation in one of the hospitals in Cebu is suing the doctors. Ang kaso? May nag-post sa Youtube ng operation na ginawa sa kanya where the doctors are making fun of the operation and in the process insulted him (the florist) personally. The clip was obviously taken by one of the doctors using a camera phone complete with narration pa, which at many points, ay talagang ginawang katatawanan yong operation.

Ilang araw pa lang ang posting sa Youtube but it is already creating an uproar among the viewers. Many are disgusted from what the medical staff did. And already there is a call for these doctors to be punished by revoking their medical licenses.

Ang masakit pa nito, the florist is receiving death threats after na mag-file sya ng kaso against the doctors. The nerve ng mga ito! Naturingan pang mga professionals but obviously the 10 years of education were not enough to teach them the basic principle of respecting others, much more their patients.

Kung nasa US lang itong mga ito, tapos na ang career nitong mga ito. Maswerte sila dahil wala pang maayos na medical malpractice law sa Pinas. They can still pull their strings of connections dahil mukhang at this early ay may whitewash na raw na nangyayari.

If you want to view the clip, use keyword ‘sotto scandal’ sa search ng youtube. Yon kasi yong name ng hospital sa cebu.


Sawsaw No. 3: Rice shortage pa rin

Aabot daw sa 2.1 metric tons ang kailangang i-import na bigas ng Pinas para masuportahan ang ating local consumption. Nag-umpisa na raw ang bidding process para sa mga foreign suppliers. Kaso, a total of 325,000++ MT lang daw ang kayang i-supply ng mga bansang nag—participate sa bidding. Hindi kaya ang buong requirement natin.

Bukod doon, tumaas na nga raw ang presyo nong ini-import na bigas. Ang nakaka-inis, despite all these, may mga pulitikong pilit nagdi-deny at sinasabing wala naman daw rice crisis sa bansa. Eh kung wala, bakit kayo nagi-i-import?

Minsan nakakapag-duda na nga ang ginagawang ito ng gobyerno ni Gloria. Some credible politicians and journalists are even floating the idea na ploy lang ito ni Gloria para mawala ang focus ng taumbayan sa mga graft and corruption issues na isa-isang lumalatay sa administration nya. Kung totoo ito, ito lang ang masasabi sko sa inyo – burn in hell you heartless nincompoops!

Kung totoo naman ang rice crisis, bakit wala akong naririnig na long term plan na binubuo para ma-address ito. Puro importation, puro distribution sa LRT stations at kung ano-anong pakulo ang ginagawa ng gobyerno. In the meantime, may parallel action ba kayong ginagawa?

Anong mangyayari after maubos ang inimport ninyong bigas? Iimport ulit? Eh bakit hindi palakasin ang agriculture sector natin. In the first place marami tayong rice fields. Agricultural country tayo, remember? Suportahan lang maige ang mga farmers natin, palakasin ang irrigation infrastructure at bigyan ng access sa murang pesticides and fertilizers. Buhusan ng pondo ang IRRI natin. Most importantly, paratingin sa dapat pagbigyan ang pondo – huwag ibulsa ng mga ganid!

Yon eh kung totoong may krisis. At kung hindi pa rin pinagkaka-kitaan ang mga importation na yan. Naku, nakaka-ubos kayo ng dugo!

bakit ganon???

nakatuwaan ko lang i-search sa google ang name nitong blog ko. i found out na may ilan pala na gumagamit ng name na ito although on different domains. ang hindi ko lang maintindihan, itong isang site na nakita ko.

mukhang russian tong page but what puzzles me eh bakit nandoon lahat halos ng mga posts ko. kung search facility ito, eh bakit naman puro posts ko lang ang nandoon? sige nga, check nyo and let me know what you think....

http://www.tgsc.ru/redirect/dantespeaks.html

calling all the tech wizards here.... any comments plssss???

cute huh!!!

of course it's me... my parents said i was about 4 months old here. time really has it's own way of turning something so cute into something so....... ah well, i'd rather leave it all to you! hehehehe...

the boobtube

it's been a while since i've shared with you things i've been watching. let me tell you naman this time the comedy and soaps i've been watching on tv.

call it a chronicle of the nights i've spent slouching on a couch watching what could be the best invention that came in a box (before computers ruled it). from the 70's to the current programs, here are my favorites...


Diff’rent Strokes. This one taught me how to appreciate black humor. Tuwang-tuwa ako sa negro at bibong bida dito na si Gary Coleman. It had a good 7 to 8 years run from the late 70’s to mid-80’s.

Full House. Shown from 1987 to 1995. I clearly remember how funny the gang led by Bob Saget was. At yong cute na baby pa lang na Olsen twins. Of course malaki na ako nang malaman kong dalawa pala ang gumaganap na role ni Michelle.

Sisters. As far as I can remember, ito yong unang-unang soap na tinutukan ko. A story of four sisters whose lives are so varied yet equally interesting. The cast featured Sela Ward and Swoozie Kurtz among others. It ran from 1991 to 1996 on NBC.

Melrose Place. Another soap that got me hooked on the 90’s, naumpisahan ko ang story nito na naka-focus pa sa original occupants ng Melrose Place (Andrew Shue, etc.) hanggang ilang taon na at nadagdag na ang characters ni Sidney at ni Marcia Cross. Hanggang sinawaan ko na kasi pumangit na at lumaylay ang story.

Ally McBeal. Eto naman ang sitcom na na-enjoy ko from the first season in 1997 until the last episodes in 2002 . Funny characters, magaling ang scriptwriter who wrote witty dialogues and of course, malupit ang scoring, mostly by Vonda Shepard na naging paborito ko dahil dito.

Six Feet Under (2001 to 2005). It’s a pity hindi na ito pinalabas kahit saan. HBO exclusive kasi. But this dark and rather spooky dramedy is something na pinag-pupuyatan ko noon sa Pinas. Very insightful on matters of life and death and everything in between.

Friends. Siguro naman hindi lang ako ang na-hook dito. Most of you must have seen and enjoyed the funny and witty scenes in this sit com that made Jennifer Aniston and the rest of the gang’s name a household fixture for ten years (1994 to 2004).

Scrubs. Ngayon ko na lang ito naa-appreciate after passing through it most of the time for the last year or so. Sometimes bordering on the absurd, pero nakakatuwa ang atake nito sa mga situations and characters at work (in a hospital) and their personal lives. Starring the wacky Zach Braff and hilarious Donald Faison. Premiered in 2001 and still going.

My Wife and Kids. Damon Wayans is one funny man! This is one hilarious show that presents the daily life of a black contemporary family. Had a four-year run from 2001 to 2005. Currently being shown on MBC4 and Dubai One.

Desperate Housewives. It premiered in 2004 and immediately won a huge following including me. The first season was extremely addictive. I hope they can keep it that way. Season 2 just ended on Dubai One.

si mina migrante at ompong ofw

I’m sure nabasa na ninyo yong sinulat ng isang kabayan na nasa US who discussed the misconception na pag nasa States ka, you’re living the American dream. Tipong buti ka pa nasa States, maraming pera, maganda ang kotse at malaki ang bahay. But, sabi nga ni kabayan, all these amounts to utang na pagta-trabahuhan mo buong buhay mo, plus so many other realities that showed us na hindi porke nasa Tate sila, maswerte na sila.

In one of the emails forwarded to me, nakita ko ang blogsite ni kabayan. I wanted to post my reaction don sa article pero for some reason, the site simply refused to move kahit anong i-click ko. So I thought I’d write na lang here my reaction to her very real piece. Here goes…

Sa totoo lang kabayan, hindi lang ang mga nasa Pinas ang naiinggit sa iyo. Pati kami ring mga OFW sa Saudi. Kasi buti ka pa, nasa States. Kami nasa state of deprivation.

Kung ang bahay mo dyan, binabayaran mo, at least in the end you retain ownership. Dito nagbabayad nga kami ng bahay, renta lang naman. Imagine ang bahay ko, 160,000 pesos a year ang bayad tapos hindi naman magiging akin.

At kung dyan, necessity ang kotse, dito minsan, di bale nang wala. Kayo kasi pag nagkaron ng aksidente dyan, sigurado kayong may due process of law. Dito pag kami ang na-aksidente ng katutubong akala’y camel lagi ang sinasakyan, kami pa ang makukulong. Ang katwiran nila, hindi sila maa-aksidente kung hindi ka nagpunta sa bayan nila.

Pero kung dyan necessity ang credit card, dito hindi masyado. Mas marami nga dito walang credit card. They prefer to buy things in cash. Sayang pa nga naman yong ibabayad na interes sa Visa or Mastercard.

Medyo tiis nga lang sa buhay dito. Kung dyan, malaya kayo to roam freely, see things and places, ma-experience ang maraming bagay na hindi natin nakikita sa Pinas, kami dito hindi ganon ka-swerte.

Most of the time, confined kami sa aming work area. At kahit gusto naming gumala, wala namang mapupuntahan. Kung dyan (lalo sa Pinas) eh mall ang sentro ng sibilisasyon, dito mas matindi. Dahil yon na nga lang ang sentro ng sibilisasyon pero restricted pa pag weekend, for family only.

Kung dyan madali sa inyo ang gumawa ng paraan para mawala ang homesick, dito mahirap. Mag-party man kami, parang hindi party kung makikita mo. Syempre, bawal ang alak. Bawal ang pork. And most of the time, hindi pwedeng mixed-gender ang gathering. Not unless na family affair yon. Eh yon pa naman ang masarap pag may party di ba. San Mig lite saka adobong baboy kasama ang dancing with the ladies!

So nagsasawa lang kami sa baboy at gin bulag pag nasa Pinas kami. Pero pagdating naman ng Pinas, medyo masaklap pa rin ang realidad namin kumpara sa inyong mga taga-Tate.

Kasi, di ba, pag tinanong ka kung saan ka galing at sinabi mong sa Amerika, parang biglang... wow! bathala ang tingin sa iyo. Pero pag kami ang tinanong sabay sabi naming ‘sa Saudi’ parang biglang… ayy! alien ang tingin sa amin. Yong ibang mga sosyalera nga, tataasan pa kami ng kilay. Ang sinasabi ‘ohhh, Saudi huh’ pero kung magaling kang mag-interpret, ang totoong sinasabi eh ‘ yuck, ofw... so kawawa!!’

Kasi kung sa States ka nagpunta, yan ang land of opportunities. Kahit belong ka sa OFW category, hindi masyadong obvious. Eh pag sa Saudi ka nagpunta, ang tingin nila, parang due to lack of opportunities na. Automatic na OFW ka. Ganon.

Tsaka di ba sa immigration sa airport, para kaming mga third-class citizen na naka-pila sa linyang may pagkalaki-laking OFW. Samantalang kayo naka-pila kasama karamihan ng mga puti, under H2 visa. Kaya nga minsan madalas nyo kaming isnabin. Ay, mga OFW!

Pero okey lang yon, hindi naman kami nagagalit sa inyo. Kasi one day dyan din ang bagsak ng karamihan sa amin. Mas madali kasing mag-apply dito ng visa papunta dyan. Mas maluwag ang consulate dito lalo na kung maganda ang kumpanyang sponsor namin. They think na hindi namin ipagpapalit ang aming trabaho dito where we earn so much of dollars – tax free – kesa sa Tate. Don sila nagkakamali.

The States hasn’t lost it’s magic pagdating sa mga Pinoy.

Sampol na lang yong isang friend ko. Maganda kasi ang position dito at maganda yong company. Kaya ng mag-apply ng visa sa US, multiple entry pa ang binigay ng consul. Ayun, ang friend ko, after two or three trips to LA para mag-bakasyon, hindi na bumalik dito. Kaya kasama mo na siya dyan ngayon working his butt off para lang mabayaran ang mortgage ng bahay nya, pati yong kotse nya. At alipin na rin ng credit card tulad mo.

Minsan nga tumatawag pa sya sa akin para lang mag-reklamo. Kasi kung dito raw sa Saudi, sanay sya na buong 100$ bill ang kinukuha sa ATM, dyan daw, 10$ bills lang. Major na pag 50. At kung dito sa Saudi hindi sya nagpakahirap mag-kwenta ng tax, dyan daw, wala na siyang ginawa kungdi kwentahin kung magkano ang matitira sa bawat dolyar na kinikita nya. Sabi mo nga di ba.

Yon nga lang ang maganda dito sa amin. Wala kaming iniisip na tax. Kaya kahit bumili ka buwan-buwan ng latest celphone unit, i-pod or psp like my friends Matt, Irwin and Ricky. O kaya mamakyaw ka ng digital camera like Edgar. Or plasma Tv tulad ni Raoul. Even authentic Breitling watch like Orlee.

Yon naman ang advantage namin kesa sa inyo. Pag-uwi ng Pinas, ang balikbayan box namin karamihan puro bagong electronics at luxury items ang laman. Pero sa inyo, napapansin ko, karamihan, mga lumang damit lang ang laman. Parang magtatayo yata kayo ng ukay-ukay!

So sino ngayon ang dapat mainggit kanino? Hindi yata kita dapat kainggitan. At hindi mo rin siguro ako kaiinggitan. Kaya sige, quits na lang tayo. But you know what? Ang kinaiinggitan ko – yong mga kabayan nating hindi na kailangang umalis ng Pinas. Those who don’t have to be away from their families for so long para lang kumita at maghanap-buhay. And yet nabubuhay sila sa Pinas.

Sila ang nakaka-inggit di ba. Kasi, kinaya nila ang buhay sa Pinas. Hindi tulad natin na nag-punta pa ng ibang bansa para lang suportahan ang pamilya natin. Di ba. Kasi in the end, kahit saan naman tayo pumunta, babalik at babalik pa rin tayo ng Pinas. Sabi nga ng Hotdogs “hinahanap-hanap kita Manila, ang ingay mong kay-sarap sa tenga.”

Haaayy… kelan kaya matatapos ang sentensya ko dito sa Saudi at pwede na akong kumanta ng “simply no place like Manila…. I’m coming home to steeeyy yow!!!

a bleak future

The most recent and probably the most serious problem that hit the Philippines is the rice crisis. Sabi sa mga report, dahil daw sa shortage of supply, ang presyo nito ay tataas and will hit 50 pesos per kilo. Sabi pa ng ibang technocrats, aabot daw ng tatlong taon ang krisis na ito. With that, they even predicted that it will hit as high as 100++ pesos per kilo. Sana, mga alagad lang ni Madam Auring ang mga nag-predict nito.

However, it looks like this is no longer just a hit-miss forecast like that of PAGASA’s. Instead, it’s already a morbid reality staring the Filipino people right in the face. In fact, katatawag ko lang sa nanay ko a while ago at ito agad ang tinanong ko sa kanya. Sabi nga nya, 36 per kilo na ang binibili nyang bigas na dating 26 lang noong January.

This is bad, ugly and ominous news for you and me and the rest of the 80++ million Filipinos who depend on rice as staple food.

At kung ang mga tulad nating nakaka-afford pa ng internet connection ay matatakot sa sitwasyon na ito, paano na kaya yong mga tao who have been barely surviving even before the onset of this crisis. Malaking problema para sa akin na i-budget ang kalakhan ng pera ko para sa pambili ng pagkain ng aking pamilya. Pero mas malaking problema sa mga taong wala namang perang ba-budgetin to begin with. Lalo na doon sa 9 milyon Filipinos who are unemployed or underemployed according to the latest NSO survey.

Ang ibig sabihin, may possibility na mag-downgrade ako from three square meals a day to two. Huwag naman sanang one. Pero paano na yong mga kumakain na lang ng lugaw isang beses isang araw bago pa nangyari ito. Hindi na sila kakain totally? God forbid. Wag naman sanang mangyari.

At syempre pag mataas ang presyo ng bigas, may epekto yon sa iba pang bilihin. It will start a ripple effect on other prime commodities. Nag-umpisa na rin nga dahil sabi ng nanay ko, kahit pork, isda, cooking oil and even canned goods ay tumaas na ang presyo.

Ang masakit nito, may mas malaking epekto pa ito pag tumagal at lumala ang sitwasyon. Crime rate will even worsen. Maraming magugutom kaya maraming gagawa ng kahit anong paraan para lamang mag-survive. Worse, riots and chaos could errupt anytime. Wag naman po sana.

For this to happen in an agricultural country like the Philippines is so incredible. Ano ang nangyari sa libo-libong ektarya ng rice fields na meron tayo? Bakit ngayon ay nag-iimport tayo ng bigas sa ibang bansa, some even from the USA na tayo ang dapat nagsu-supply? Bakit hindi ito na-forecast at nagawan ng paraan ng maaga samantalang napaka-gagaling ng mga utak ng nasa Arroyo government?

Apparently, they are busy on something else.

According to reports, isa daw sa dahilan ng shortage na ito ay dahil nagastos ang bilyong piso na dapat ay pambili ng binhi ng palay to support the farmers and the agriculture industry in general. Kurakot na naman. Kurapsyon na naman. Bukod pa sa 170 bilyon piso na nawawala daw sa kaban ng bayan dahil sa rice smugglers. Rice smugglers na sabi ng isang Senador ay kinu-condone ng gobyerno itself. Well of course, we don’t need a Senator to tell us that, do we?

Huwag kalimutan ang fertilizer scam na hindi pa rin naso-solve dahil nagtago sa US si Bolante. Pati daw pondo para sa swine industry, bilyong pisong nawala rin daw at ngayon ay sya namang dahilan ng pagtaas ng presyo ng baboy.

But this corruption in the government is already old news. I will leave these corrupt government officials to the mercy of the Greater Being. Magbabayad sila sa mga ginagawa nila na nagiging dahilan ng sobrang kahirapan ng Pilipinas. Ng pagkamatay sa gutom ng maraming Pilipino. Kung hindi sila maparusahan ngayon in their lifetime dahil hawak nila ang leeg ng mga dapat umaresto at mag-kulong sa kanila behind bars, let them deal with this later in their already doomed existence. I woulnd’t mind them rotting in hell.

Mas focused ako ngayon kung paano magsu-survive in this crisis. I’d have to prepare myself and my family para hindi mag-suffer ng husto. More than ever, this is the time to save instead of spending unnecessarily. And watch every grain of that precious rice na matagal din nating taken for granted.

With that, I’d pray as hard as I could na sana, wag magtagal ang krisis na ito. At wag nang lumala. And most importantly, I hope we’d survive it all in one piece. God help us.

shoot 'em geeks

One Tv show that normally gives my remote control a rest is BBC’s Click. It’s one informative program where techies and geeks like us would find the latest news on computers, the web, mobile phones and almost anything about gadgets, media and technology of the 21st century.

One segment is called Webscape and it gives out tips on cool sites that you probably wouldn’t stumble upon just surfing the web by yourself. This week, they featured two sites that I think you would enjoy so let me share them with you.

I hope Raoul and Matt would thank me for this - http://www.photonhead.com/ is one cool site if you’re into photography. Whether you’re a beginner or already a pro, I’m sure this site can help you with something. Or so many things you’d probably thank the author for coming up with this site. It’s a straightforward and navigation-friendly site that features guides and helps in the simplest, no-fuss fashion. I had a quick browse and based on what I see, you’d probably need no classroom training to start shooting away with your digital cam.

The second site that caught my fancy is http://www.geekologie.com/ . Oh yeah, it’s a geeky site alright. But I’m sure you’d love it like I did. It features so many geeky things invented by the geekiest minds around. Find the funky shoes with headlights, the scary robot lady, the sexy pole dancer alarm clock, the freaky bigdog robot, the funny walking bike and many other things cool, ridiculous, funny, impressive or just downright stupid. A cigarette packet cellphone? Hmmm… don’t think so!

Let me know what you think of these sites guys.